The Seahawks Call
March 14-27, 2022
A message from Principal Taylor.............
Students still not adhering to Cell Phone Policy & Calling Parents - Consequences will be issued
Because this call was made unbeknownst to school administration, nurse, front office, or any other school staff member, it poses a problem when the parent/guardian just shows up to the school reporting they are coming to sign out their child early because their child called (or texted) due to being sick. The parent is expecting for this early release to be excused since it's health-related.
However, we only excuse early release due to health issues if the parent/guardian was contacted by the SCHOOL NURSE to come and pick up your child. This issue gets more complicated when the parent/guardian sends someone else to pick up the child and now written parental consent must be obtained.
Due to the student not complying, two actions will take place:
1) If pick up is due to student calling saying they are sick, the early release will be marked as "unexcused" unless the attendance secretary receives a medical note from the doctor within 3 days.
2) For not placing cell phone in their locker, when your child returns to school, they will turn in their cell phone to the front office where it will be housed during the school day for one week. The student will be able to retrieve their cell phone daily at dismissal during the one week period.
Should your child contact you during school hours using their cell phone, please remind your child about the cell phone policy.
Important Dates to Remember!
(Monday) - March 14th
- Student Course Selections ends
- Boys Basketball Practice until 3:30 pm in the gym
- Dance team until 3:30 pm in the cafe'
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Tuesday) - March 15th
- Weekly screenings for registered staff and students
- Bus Evacuations
- Orchestra Festival (8th only) @ LPHS @ 8:30 - 11
- Girls Basketball Practice until 3:30 pm
- NJHS in room 101 until 3:30 pm
- Drama club for all cast and crew from 2:00 - 3:30 pm in room 305
- Sea Perch until 3:30 pm in room 203
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Wednesday) - March 16th
- LAST DAY for Grade Recovery from 2:15 - 5:00 pm for registered students
- Boys Basketball Practice until 3:30 pm in gym
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Thursday) - March 17th
- Bus Evacuations
- Charles County Health Dept. Vaccination for Community from 3:15 - 7:30 pm
- Drama Club until 3:30 pm
- Girls Basketball Practice until 3:30 pm
- Destination Imagination Teams until 3:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Friday) - March 18th
- Bus Evacuations
- Band Festival (8th only) @ LPHS from 9am - 11:45 am
- Music Fundraiser ends
- Destination Imagination until 3:30 pm
- Girls Basketball Practice until 3:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Saturday) - March 19th
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 9 am - 5 pm
- Girl Scouts 11 am - 12:30 pm in cafe'
(Sunday) - March 20th
- SSprinters Track from 1-3 pm
(Monday) - March 21st
- March Spirit Week Begins
- Wear Green for Brain Injury Awareness Day!
- Middle School Basketball Tournament (Boys @ Somers & Girls @ Davis)
- Dance Club until 3:30 pm in the cafe'
- Lackey Tennis from 3 pm - 4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm
- LPYSA from 5-8 pm
(Tuesday) - March 22nd
- Wear Orange for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day!
- Weekly screenings for registered staff and students
- Middle School Basketball Tournament (Boys @ Somers & Girls @ Davis)
- Dance Team until 3:30 pm in the cafe'
- Lackey Tennis from 3 pm - 4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm
- LPYSA from 5-8 pm
(Wednesday) - March 23rd
- 2 hr. ED/School Day ends at 12 noon. If you need to pick your child up early, you must arrive by 11:30 a.m.
- Wear Light Blue for Autism Awareness Day!
- Lackey Tennis from 3 pm - 4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm
- LPYSA from 5-8 pm
(Thursday) - March 24th
- Celebrate Maryland Day by wearing Red, Black, and White (Maryland Flag)!
- Newspaper until 3:30 pm
- Drama club until 3:30 pm
- Lackey Tennis from 3 pm - 4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm
- LPYSA from 5-8 pm
- Dept. of Parks & Rec. Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
(Friday) - March 25th
- 3rd Quarter Ends
- Wear Purple for Epilepsy Awareness Day!
- Middle School Basketball Tournament Final @ Thomas Stone (Girls @ 5 pm/Boys @ 6:30 pm)
- Lackey Tennis from 3 pm - 4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm
- LPYSA Soccer Fields
(Saturday) - March 26th
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 9 am-5 pm
(Sunday) - March 27th
- SSprinters Track from 1-3 pm
Yearbook Information
8th Grade Proofs must be received by April 11th!
CCPS requires all students entering 9th grade to provide two (2) current proofs of domicile to update their child's record. Your child's schedule will not be finalized for the 2022-2023 school year until your proofs are received. Please see the attached letter regarding this process. Proofs may be uploaded through ParentVue, brought into the counseling office during school hours, or emailed to our guidance secretary, Mrs. Matos, at rmatos@ccboe.com. Proofs must be received no later than April 11, 2022.
Immunizations
Attention parents of current 6th graders:
There are two immunizations that your child will be required to receive before they enter the 7th grade (meningococcal MCV4 and Tdap). If your child has already received these immunizations at a recent well-visit, please send us a copy now so that it can be processed. If your child is due to receive them later this school year or over the summer, please request a copy during your visit to send to our nurse. Immunization records can be emailed to antaylor@ccboe.com, faxed to (301) 934-2982, or dropped off to the main office.
.................From the Library
It’s Scholastic Book Fair Time!!!
The Scholastic Book Fair will be live in our library, beginning Friday, March 18 through Friday, March 25. An online version of the fair is also available at Scholastic.com, search for Milton Somers. Students will visit the fair with their language arts classes. We are excited to be able to offer a live book fair and share the love of reading with Somers students!
Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called eWallet. It’s a convenient digital account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute, too! Here is more information.
SCHOOL SUPPORTS
Matthew Newcamp - 6th Grade VP - mnewcamp@ccboe.com
Marlon Walker - 7th Grade VP - mwalker@ccboe.com
Cynthia Panizzi - 8th Grade VP - cpanizzi@ccboe.com
Zachary Ortolano - zortolano@ccboe.com
COUNSELING SUPPORTS
Mike Simms - 6th Grade Counselor - msimms@ccboe.com
John Craddock- 7th Grade Counselor - jcraddock@ccboe.com
Nancy Franklin - 8th Grade Counselor - nfranklin@ccboe.com
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Andrea Johnson - Reading Resource Teacher (Reading) - afjohnson@ccboe.com
Jennifer Branham - Instructional Resource Teacher (Math) - jbranham@ccboe.com
Suzanne Johnson - Learning Resource Teacher (Gifted Education and Testing Coordinator) - srjohnson@ccboe.com
Email: somersms@ccboe.com
Website: https://www.ccboe.com/schools/somers/
Location: 300 Willow Lane, La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 301-934-4663
Twitter: @miltonsomersms